Shorts Block 2

PART OF THE ARIZONA SUNBURN FILM FESTIVAL

Showtimes

August 2nd to 9th

Tickets: $6  *Online link will be in order confirmation

Electric Boogaloo
Dir: DJ Walker
After the events seen in the short film “Hot Date”, Joaquin is out to cleanse his hands of the mess he has made. Haunted by his past and surprising circumstances that happen along the way, this will be one night he will soon not forget.  

Family Portrait
Dir: Hannah Paquette
Two sisters must rescue their grandmother’s artwork from the community center before its gone forever.  

Becoming Me
Dir: Sabrina Petroski
Milo Paz takes us through the process of transitioning from female to male, and the emotional toll the journey has taken on them  

The Formly Session
Dir: Keith D. Bracker
My body . his drugs ,his lies , is all from the person I love , I feel like dying everyday .  

The Interning
Dir: Samrat Chakrabarti
Greg, a 30-something millennial white man, is “trapped” in his stifling 9 to 5 job: it is an internment, a prison, of his own making. Already fearing the extinction of his race, the everyday cacophony of uncivil co-workers, divisive political climate and corrosive media test Greg’s mental fortitude to the utmost…until an epiphany allows him to see a more promising future.  

Geronimo: Circus Trash Monster
Dir: Colleen Brady
After moving to Kensington, Philadelphia, Regina uses her aerialist skills to beautify her neighborhood and bring together her community.  

The Dogfight
Dir: A.J. Cheaytelli
A young boy struggling with a school bully seeks help from his older brother.  

Lucille Ball’s Piano
Dir: Terrie Frankel
A Short Documentary that began as provenance, featuring the purchase of Lucille Ball’s Piano from her nephew, Geoffrey Ball in Cottonwood, Arizona. From Moving the Piano to Sedona, Arizona; to Henry Miller Tuning the Piano; and Andreas Kauderer professionally painting the Piano – we follow the journey of a 1931 Bradbury piano that was once owned by Lucy and used as a bar at the Desi Arnaz Indian Wells Hotel.  

Matthew
Dir: Brian Nestor
A young man named Matthew is recorded being attacked and stabbed. The killer films Matthew dying. His death is uploaded to the internet, which has become an all too common occurrence. It is not horror, it is just reality.  

P98’S Bluebirds
Dir: Praise
Two young men spend the day with one another at the park.